Back-to-back turkey incidents in Muskegon County likely due to heightened activity

Ken Stevens | Chronicle fileA rafter of turkeys cross Lincoln Street near the Norman Street intersection in Norton Shores earlier this year. The heightened activity of turkeys in the spring likely led to the unique incidents within three hours last week in Muskegon County.

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – The spring season that typically features
more activity among wildlife likely led to two turkey incidents within about
three hours last week in Muskegon County, a Department of Natural Resources
official says.

Nick Kalejs, a DNR wildlife biologist based in Muskegon,
said the heightened activity and the mating season that occurs in the spring can
produce wildlife incidents, including car-deer crashes on the roadways.